by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 29, 2022 | Sacred Heart, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
April 2, 1787: The Superior of the Visitation of Annecy makes known to the whole Order the 5 visions of a Sister whose name she conceals, and from whom Jesus asked for a renewal of devotion to her Heart, and the propagation of his worship. This is what triggered the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Half an hour of meditation is essential, except when one is very busy. So one hour is necessary e”. This is the advice that Saint Francis de Sales gave, in the form of a joke, to one of his Philothies and he reflects well the primacy of prayer in his life and in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis mentions that he has the gist of his sermon in his head. We often might envision that saints and doctors of the Church just spontaneously could say and write the profound things they have written. How can it help us to remember that the saints were human...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 27, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Come back to me with all your heart!” (Jl 2, 12). A few weeks ago, starting Lent, we heard this call from the Lord, a call to retire with our Father who is “present in secret” (Mt 6, …). Prayer is not the whole of spiritual life. She is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How do we find the balance between weeping for the loss of a loved one, but not too much? And if there is a hope of Heaven, should we even weep at all? How can we prepare to die a holy/happy death? Can you imagine yourself seeing your death...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 14, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
0 How are we supposed to arrive at the hope and peace that St. Francis described at accepting his mother’s death? On her deathbed, St. Francis’s mother said to him: ‘He is my son and my father.’ Discuss this...